First Court Insights

A Trial Lawyer's Guide to Serving Red Herring

Aug 16, 2022 11:15:06 AM / by First Court Insights Team
We recently conducted a mock trial on a significant case. The jurors were very typical for what we expect to see in a Manhattan jury. After each argument or witness, each juror answered a handful of excellent feedback questions—and all their answers flowed across our monitors, in real time.
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Jury Leadership = Your Success

Jul 14, 2022 10:19:06 AM / by First Court Insights Team
You have a case on negligence. You successfully laid the understanding of that definition with your jurors. What now? Are you going to let them meander around the countryside hoping they find your cabin in the woods? I don’t think so. You need to lead them home; you need to establish leadership ...
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Negligent about Negligence?

Jun 15, 2022 3:42:16 PM / by First Court Insights Team
What is the weirdest fact that you have looked up lately? Perhaps a random Guinness World Record? The world today is exploding with instant information. The ability to do an internet search of anything and come up with millions of results in less than a second is truly amazing. However, jurors are ...
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A Week in the Life of a Traditional Mediation Victim

Feb 28, 2022 11:40:04 AM / by Mike Liffrig
As innovation has transformed the world and the legal industry, little has changed in the way most mediations are conducted. As professionals, we always need to consider how improvements in technology and processes can help us win better outcomes for our stakeholders. If you can relate to the ...
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Jury Research Focus Group

Feb 24, 2022 12:12:29 PM / by Kristen Liffrig
A “focus group” is a panel of people assembled to participate in a guided discussion about a particular product, or to provide ongoing feedback on a political campaign, television series, etc. Focus groups date back to the 1930s when social scientist began using focus groups rather than direct ...
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